I watched the first one the story seems quite interesting and different.
Me too, I think there are too many new things airing. I am trying to be more patient and watch a few more before dropping. I like Leo a lot so I think this one is promising. The other two seem decent as well...
After waking up He doesn't remember anything that happened in the mortal realm, so he doesn't know nothing about…
I thought he knew someone disguised themselves as him and took it before he went to the mortal realm. But tbh I wasn't paying that much attention in the earlier episodes so I could be mistaken.
I've just started this, I'm on episode 28! : ) I normally wait until I've finished a drama to leave a comment,…
Aren't they just the most interesting drama couple? Ni Ni should get many awards for her acting she is so excellent. What I love about Ning Yi is that he is somehow dark without being exactly evil. He is capable of compassion and has his own code of conduct, he doesn't target innocent people but he is not bothered if they suffer collateral damage either. He doesn't make excuses or try to explain his own morality either. Oh how am I going to watch anything else after this?!?
Yeah, and I got confused cause I thought white was a funeral colour.
It is indeed but maybe in Sky Kingdom it doesn't matter. That said, let this be a strong warning to anyone who thinks a fusion Chinese/Western wedding gown is the way to go.
The cameo is a total waste of Yang Mi's talent. You are pretty much right as I too wonder why they even bother…
It is interesting your observation about bias against Dilraba by directors. I think directors definitely make a huge difference in actors performance and I have seen Dilraba deliver stronger performance in other dramas including TMOPB. To be fair however, that is at best 50pct and the actors have to pull their own weight as well in terms of interpretation of the role and character. I think she is stunningly and uniquely beautiful I really can't help liking her onscreen even when her performance is poor. But I will observe she is at least part of the problem. She relies too much on her looks and doesn't try that hard to expand her versatility outside of the absolutely adorable and ingenue tropes she is so good at. As she ages out that will start to hurt her. Take someone like Ni Ni who is a more unconventional beauty - her acting always elevates her and makes her look much more beautiful and interesting than she really is. Dilraba's acting I am sorry to say doesn't do that for her but maybe she is already too excessively beautiful it is not possible to be more.
I really want to watch this drama, because I was really impressed by Luo Jin in Princess Weiyoung, but, based…
Don't binge it, just watch it slowly and watch something happy at the same time. I watched it with Joy of Life at first (which I dropped) and then ROP.
Episode 24 was the first episode I quite enjoyed. However, being completely honest, Bai Qian's wedding dress was a complete fail for me. Why get her to do a cameo and then pretty much cover up her whole face - was that even Yang Mi? And the white dress just sucked all the color out of her making her look pasty white. Against the vivid pallette of the rest of the show the entire white themed party looked like a coloring book with all the white bits left uncolored. I seriously thought it was at a ghost wedding. Not to mention how they plastered white foundation on everyone's face but left the neck bare. Zero makeup quality control. Other than the visuals though, I am happy to get a good episode for once.
I was expecting more to happen between SR and FJ in the mortal realm. It wasn't deep enough to call it true love.…
The broad outline of the mortal arc and DJ's mortal trial of unrequited love with someone close to him as a love rival (betrayal) is pretty much the same as TMOPB. Vengo's acting was a bit better but IMHO it was pretty ridiculous that DJ doesn't sleep with FJ - she is his concubine for heaven's sake! At least TMOPB got that bit right... A Ye Hua would have jumped her long ago. It just makes DJ seem like he has no fire in his belly.
It was pretty unavoidable for the mortal arc to be repetitive although they could have put a bit more effort into fleshing it out to make it more interesting or just keep it short instead of dragging it out. But I expected this and originally planned to only watch the last few episodes of the mortal arc (anywhere from 18 onwards) and then jump into the real guts of the Pillow Book story. That would have made for a better viewing experience but since I am pretty much house bound bc of coronavirus I watched the whole thing. The next arc is where we will see original and fresh content and this is also the rubber really meets the road as to whether this story can stand on its own. There is still hope because the story is good and the actors are not bad. I do wish they had stuck with the original TMOPB director.
I thought its only for China viewers? Wetv dont have that VVIP thing
I was able to access VVIP for Joy of Life but I did it on iQiyi. Not sure what WeTV will do with overseas subscribers. The thing is the VVIP will be very far ahead and all kinds of clips and pirated versions, spoilers etc will leak out.,,
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Ni Ni should get many awards for her acting she is so excellent.
What I love about Ning Yi is that he is somehow dark without being exactly evil. He is capable of compassion and has his own code of conduct, he doesn't target innocent people but he is not bothered if they suffer collateral damage either. He doesn't make excuses or try to explain his own morality either. Oh how am I going to watch anything else after this?!?
It was pretty unavoidable for the mortal arc to be repetitive although they could have put a bit more effort into fleshing it out to make it more interesting or just keep it short instead of dragging it out. But I expected this and originally planned to only watch the last few episodes of the mortal arc (anywhere from 18 onwards) and then jump into the real guts of the Pillow Book story. That would have made for a better viewing experience but since I am pretty much house bound bc of coronavirus I watched the whole thing. The next arc is where we will see original and fresh content and this is also the rubber really meets the road as to whether this story can stand on its own. There is still hope because the story is good and the actors are not bad. I do wish they had stuck with the original TMOPB director.
The thing is the VVIP will be very far ahead and all kinds of clips and pirated versions, spoilers etc will leak out.,,